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Why does this reminds me of the "Why would they do this" meme? Such things happen only in USA LOL!


The people in the USA are more open about sharing embarrassing situations. I think idiocy is a trait that appears worldwide.


The US seem to document it better. Googling for news on "florida man" is almost always impressive. Just now we have "Florida man has been arrested after allegedly hiding two radio-controlled explosive devices in the toilets of a casino", "Florida Man Accused of Hacking Disney World Menus, Changing Font to Wingdings", "Florida man bitten twice by shark at same beach over a decade apart" and others.


The entire “Florida man” phenomenon comes down to particularly strong public records in Florida.

But also, lol.


The news does seem more entertaining from there. Here in London it's all delayed transport, stabbings and phone snatching.


I was referring at the charging part while this person got HIT by an ambulance.


Aside from the crazy high bill, wouldn't a person whom this happened to get charged for medical coverage regardless of how it happened in every country without free healthcare?


Yup.

I think it’s more easy to consider when you think about what is in the bill. Like do you really want them invoicing the company that hit you with “reconstructing their wiener”, etc information.




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